Trump has appointed Teresa
Manning as “birth control czar” at the Department of Health and Human
Services. She does not believe in birth control: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-names-a-birth-control-czar-who-doesnt-believe-in-birth-control/2017/05/04/5de459f8-3101-11e7-8674-437ddb6e813e_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.2c36f62451fdPlease
let HHS Secretary Tom Price know what your concerns are about this
appointment: The US Dept of HHS, Hubert H Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20201

The
more unstable and belligerent he appears, the greater the worry about
Trump’s finger on the button. Sen. Markey (D-MA) has introduced S.
200 to make this less likely. http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/us_sen_ed_markey_introduces_bi.html
The Union of Concerned Scientists urges us to write to our MoC and tell
them to immediately cosponsor this “Restricting First Use of Nuclear
Weapons Act,” which would prohibit the president—any US president—from
launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war from
Congress.

We
can’t undo the House vote for Trumpcare, but we can work to flip upcoming
races in state legislative and Congressional districts all over the
country to Democratic candidates. Flippable provides us with
information about candidates, districts, and dates—some of them very soon:https://www.flippable.org/upcoming-elections
Let’s all see whether there are races nearby and how we can help.

If
any of us are college/university students, we can create a greater
presence for the resistance on campus by launching a Southern Poverty Law
Center SPLC on Campus club. These student-led chapters focus on taking
direct action against bigotry, registering young voters, and working with
the community to further messages of justice and equality: http://www.splconcampus.org/what-can-you-do

No
matter where we live we have a chance to help in a Georgia election. Christine Triebsch is the Democratic
candidate for the 32nd Senate District special election to be held on May
16. http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/05/03/ahead-of-georgias-sixth-district-contest-a-may-16-test-vote
She is a Family Law attorney and her Republican opponent is the President
of the medical group founded by HHS Secretary Tom Price. If we can help
Christine #Turn32Blue, it will break the Republicans' Super Majority in
the Georgia Senate! Tony the Democrat is running a postcard drive in the
hopes that a wave of handwritten postcards to Georgia voters will give
Christine the edge. Here is how we
can sign up: Abby the Address Bot
is ready to assign voter addresses to you conveniently and promptly via
SMS text messaging. Using your cell phone, simply text the word HELLO to
678-498-5585 and follow Abby's helpful prompts. Abby can immediately
assign 5, 10, or 15 addresses to you making that part of the process
quicker. For larger address lists or if you have any questions, contact us
directly by email: TonyTheDemocrat@gmail.com

The
Women's March on Washington has announced its last action item in the 10
Actions/100 Days campaign, the Pledge of Liberation. "Join us onMay 8-- six
months after Election Day -- as we storm in-district congressional offices
across the country and send a clear message that our allegiance is to each
other, not to an administration or elected officials who harm
us." http://bit.ly/2q7mUeu

A
federal judge has re-opened voter registration in Georgia, with a new
registration deadline ofMay 21st.
This is especially significant considering the upcoming 6th district
runoff election onJune 20th. http://bit.ly/2pOKL1j For those of
us who would like to help with this election, including helping to
register voters (if you live in the district), raising awareness, phone
banking, etc. let's check out Swing Left's 6th District sign up: https://swingleft.org/district/GA-06

Learning

Anti-immigrant
feeling in the U.S. has always been there, but it's running high thanks to
the xenophobic rhetoric of Trump and his allies in the GOP. The filmmakers
featured in this story want to change that, not by affecting policy, but
by changing the attitudes of Americans generally. By making short films
about recent immigrants in the U.S. and marketing them via "sponsored
posts" on Facebook, Daniel
Klein and Mirra Fine want to reach people who "whose social media
preferences suggest they might not be sympathetic to the plight of
newcomers to the United States." The films are insightful and timely;
the social media strategy is ingenious.http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/04/526739525/film-and-food-sharing-the-stories-of-immigrants-with-conservative-america

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